Record details

Date of exemption

27/05/2022

Service or team

Economy and Place

Description

As part of the Government’s Levelling Up agenda, the replacement for the former European Structural Investment Funds (ESIF) has been announced. ESIF funding will now be replaced by the UK Shared Prosperity Funds (UKSPF)

Reason for exemption

Alternative consultancy firms are also now in very short supply due to the volume of work required by all Lead Authorities in the Investment Plan and so availability of an alternative, with the assurance of the capability and capacity to deliver this work, is very limited

Total value

£18,750

Approve by

Head of Finance